Boys' name · since 1947
Broc
Broc has 2,522 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,522
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Broc sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,522 recorded since 1947.
Broc has 2,522 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2024.
- #2,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,522 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Broc ranks #2,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,522 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,522
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Broc's 2,522 recorded births place it above 93.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Broc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Broc splits its recorded history at 1994: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Broc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Broc by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (759 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Broc's strongest decade.
759 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Broc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
574 births
- 1990s
1990s
638 births
- 2000s
2000s
759 births
- 2010s 290
2010s
290 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 759 births (30% of all-time use).
How Broc compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Broc's total volume
Broc by state
Where Broc concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 206 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 72 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 44 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 42 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 19 | 0.8% |
206 of 2,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Broc appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- Broc's decade-level peak was the 2000s (759 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brocs (206 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Broc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Broc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.